18 more party-list groups get halt order from SC

By Ira Pedrasa, ABS-CBNnews.com

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - The Supreme Court has issued another set of status quo ante orders against the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in connection with the disqualification of 18 party-list groups, including that of journalists called the Alab ng Mamamahayag (Alam).

ABS-CBNnews.com sources said the halt orders may be issued Wednesday afternoon. Included in the latest list are incumbent groups already with the party-list system such as the farmers group Butil and multi-sectoral Aangat Tayo.

All these groups were supposedly disqualified for not representing the marginalized.